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Vatican City's clocks go back 1 hour on Sun, Oct 25 · CEST → CET
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2:00 pm14:00 CEST (UTC+2), Oct 20, 2026 = 8:00 pm20:00 CST (UTC+8), Oct 20, 2026

Vatican City is 6 hours behind Guangzhou.

How the time difference changes

For most of the year, Vatican City is 6 hours behind Guangzhou. From Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027, Vatican City is 7 hours behind Guangzhou.

For most of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Vatican City correspond to 3:00 pm to 12:00 am (next day) in Guangzhou. At other times of the year, working hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm in Vatican City correspond to 4:00 pm to 1:00 am (next day) in Guangzhou.For most of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Vatican City correspond to 15:00 to 00:00 (next day) in Guangzhou. At other times of the year, working hours of 09:00 to 18:00 in Vatican City correspond to 16:00 to 01:00 (next day) in Guangzhou.

Compare Vatican City time with Guangzhou time, including current local time, UTC offsets, time difference, daylight saving changes, working hours, and shareable meeting times.

Time Difference

CEST (Central European Summer Time) is 6 hours behind CST (China Standard Time).
2:00 pm14:00 in Vatican City, Vatican is 8:00 pm20:00 in Guangzhou, China

Vatican City to Guangzhou call time
Best time for a conference call or a meeting is between 9am-12pm09:00-12:00 in Vatican City which corresponds to 3pm-6pm15:00-18:00 in Guangzhou

2:00 pm14:00 CEST (Central European Summer Time) (Vatican City, Vatican). Offset UTC +2:00 hours
8:00 pm20:00 CST (China Standard Time) (Guangzhou, China). Offset UTC +8:00 hours

2:00 pm14:00 Vatican City, Vatican / 8:00 pm20:00 Guangzhou, China

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Vatican City Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CEST – Central European Summer Time, UTC+2 (now, daylight saving time)
CET – Central European Time, UTC+1 (standard time)
Daylight Saving Time Ends
123456789101112Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 3:00 amSunday, October 25, 2026 at 03:00: clocks go back 1 hour to 2:00 am02:00 (CET). DST ends on the last Sunday of October each year. Also called Fall Back or Winter Time.
Daylight Saving Time Starts
123456789101112Sunday, March 28, 2027 at 2:00 amSunday, March 28, 2027 at 02:00: clocks go forward 1 hour to 3:00 am03:00 (CEST). DST starts on the last Sunday of March each year. Also called Spring Forward or Summer Time.

Vatican City Facts

Country
Vatican
Alternative Names
Citta del Vaticano, Città del Vaticano, Ciudad del Vaticano, Etat de la Cite du Vatican, Staat Vatikanstadt, Staat der Vatikanstadt, Vatican, Vatican City, Vatican City State, Vaticano, Vatikan, Vatikanas, Vatikanstaden, Vatikanstadt, batikan, batikan si, État de la Cité du Vatican, Ватикан, 바티칸, 바티칸 시
Population
829
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Geographic Coordinates
41° 54' N Latitude / 12° 27' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+379

Guangzhou Time Zone and Facts

Time Zone

Abbreviation / Offset
CST – China Standard Time, UTC+8 (no daylight saving time)

Guangzhou Facts

Country
China
Alternative Names
CAN, Cantao, Canton, Cantão, Cantón, Fan-yu, Fan-yü, Guanchjou, Guanchzhou, Guanczou, Guand'ou, Guandzhou, Guandzou, Guandžou, Guangdzou, Guangdzov, Guangdžou, Guangdžov, Guangjow, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Shi, Guanzhou, Guančžou, Guaңҗu, Guong-ciu, Guōng-ciŭ, Gvangjcouh, Kanton, Kantono, Kng-chiu-chhi, Kong-chu-su, Kouan'nktsoou, Kouang-chou, Kuang-chou, Kuang-chou-shih, Kwang-chowfu, Kwangchow, Kwangtsjou, Kóng-chû-sṳ, Kńg-chiu-chhī, P'an-yu, Puyun, Puyün, P’an-yü, Quancheum, Quancjou, Quang Chau, Quançjou, Quảng Châu, Shengcheng, ghwanzw, gu'angazu, guang zhou, guang zhou shi, guanjou, guyanjho, gvangajho'u, gvanjea, gwangjeou, gwangjeou si, gwangzhw, gwʼnggwʼw, kantwn, kuvanco, kvangacau, kwang cow, shynyang, Κουανγκτσόου, Гуангџоу, Гуанджоу, Гуандьоу, Гуанжоу, Гуанчжоу, Гуанчжоў, Гуаңҗу, Кантон, Գուանչժոու, גואנגגואו, شینیانگ, غوانزو, کانتون, گوانگژو, گوانگ‌ژو, گۇاڭجۇ شەھىرى, क्वांगचौ, ग्वांगझोउ, গুয়ংঝো, ਗੁਆਂਗਜ਼ੂ, குவாங்சோ, ഗ്വാങ്ജോ, กว่างโจว, ກວ່າງໂຈວ, ཀོང་ཀྲོའུ་གྲོང་ཁྱེར།, ကွမ်ကျိုးမြို့, გუანჯოუ, 广州, 广州市, 広州, 広州市, 廣州, 廣州市, 광저우, 광저우 시
Population
16,096,724
Currency
Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
Geographic Coordinates
23° 07' N Latitude / 113° 15' E Longitude
International Dialing Code
+86